Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
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derer, Arrested In baltimore.
Ohief-of- Police Dougherty, on Satur.
day evening, received dispatch from
Marshal Frey of Baltimore, saying that
Jackson Walker, alias Niger Butch
had been arrested there upon information
of Wright King of this city, who identi-
fed the negro while walking along tho
street. The chief went to Baltimore Mon
day and positively identified Walker.
He Is charged with causing the death
Of Daniel Mulyey, lad Of 20 years, on
September 18th last. Walker was the
butt Of the jibes OF the boys about town
and previous TO the assault. Michael
Barr, Mulyey's cousin, had given offence
to Walker by calling him names and the
latter had threatened TO kill him. On
the afternoon Of September 18th, about
4 O'Clock, Walker met Barr at Fourteenth
and French streets and quarrel ensued
at once. During the heated discussion
young Mulvey approached to interfere,
and the witnesses at the ooroner's inquest
testified unanimously that very few words
passed between Mulvey and Walker when
the latter picked up rubhle stone weigh
ing eight pounds and struck his victim
with full force at arms length on
the forehead above the left eye. Mulyey
fell oyor unconscious like log while
Walker was foil owed by small crowd,
but escaped his pursuers in the western
suburbs. Mulyey was carried home, and
DR.. Shortlidge, who was summoned, de-
clared the wound TO be very serious as
the skull was fractured. Mulvey i'm
proved for a few days, but he soon began
10 sink and died about O'Clock on the
evening of September 2lst. Deputy
Coroner Palmer held the inquest on the
remains. Drs. Shortlidge and Springer
hold post-mortem examination aud tts.
titled that death resulted from iniiamma-
ton of the brain caused by the wound.
The jury rendered verdict In accord
anoe with these facts.
From that time TO this Walker has been
tracked, and although his whereabouts
was discovered on several occasions the
police could never come up with him.
Ohief Dougherty hunted him in Chester,
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and other places
whore he had been seen, and sent de-
scriptions Of the negro to all the large
cities In this section of the country.
"Butchn is a familiar character here, and
was known to almost every boy in town.
He was eccentric, and many people be-
lieved him to be crazy, although he was
sane enough to know what he was about
as his long freedom from arrest shows.
He delighted in terrorizing small boys
who leased him and he often frightened
the lads by his dire threats. Heformerly
did chores about the Second street market
house but was discharged for threatening
TO cut some of the butchers. He was q
curious character and could generally be
be seen in winter or summer wearing a
red flannel shirt and fur cap. When
he was let alone he was perfectly harm.
less, but he became dangerous when his
Ire was aroused.
Walker was seen by GAZETTE, repor or
Tuesday morning, In his cell at police
station. Walker is a wellmade young
specimen Of his race, clean. built and
sharp-looking, with ready address. He
was brought from Baltimore by Chief
Dougherty last evening. Concerning his
whereabouts since the killing Of young
Mulvey he says:
81 left here for Philadelphia after the
fight; had no idea Of hiding myself; l took
no trouble TO do II at all. For some time l
followed beer wagon helping the driver.
Then went TO Chester for week or so
to get cleayer made; Bader of Chester
made il for me. got my other butcher
tools ready and then returned to Phila-
deIphia where worked for a month aud
a.half. From there went to Pittsburg,
and then to Allegheny City where
earned $45 month at my trade, killing
and dressing cattle at Fullmer's slaughter
house on MeVane street. worked thort
steadily. Twas afterwards in Baltimore fol
three weeks killing calves for different
butchers ON the Hartford road and Hooks
town. / was at the Hanover Marke
regularly every Monday; on Tuesday a
the Lexington Market, on Wednesday a
the Marsh Market, on Thursday at thu
Hanover Market again, on Friday OF tb'
Lexington Market, on Saturday morning
ut the Marsh Market, and in the after
noon at the Lexington Market. again.
earned regular wages there right along
I. dressed more cattle in Pittsburg THAI
any two men. 1 had my own toolE
When WAS not killing earned none.
At sharpening tools and knives for tn
butchers, stores and hotels. l had OIL
the work could do every day"
When arrested Walker was in the EN-
ptOy OF puiehef VINO hept neahu u
Packer street. He had gone down to tn
Lexington fish market in the usual wa
for his employer to purchase some shad
Walker says in regard TO the arrest
"Thare was only one officer, Baltmor
policeman arrested me. | had no bothe
at ali. 1 went right along with HIM, b
had no handouts. l did not resist hln
in any way"
The prisoner said more than onceto hi
interviewer "If the lady had inaiste
on stopping those men (meaning Muive.
and his companion) that day ther
wouldn't have been none of it, becaus
she had partly stopped them when the
began again. she had one OF them by IN
shoulder trying TO stop them"